Where does “präsentieren” come from?
präsentieren (German) comes from Middle High German prēsentieren, from Old French présenter, from Latin praesentāre, from French présenter, from Latin praesento, from Latin praesēns, from Latin praeesse, from Latin praesum — passed , crossed.
präsentieren (German): present; introduce; present arms
Definitions
- present; introduce; present arms
Ancestry of “präsentieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | prēsentieren | — |
| 2 | Old French | présenter | to present show, reveal |
| 3 | Latin | praesentāre | — |
| 4 | French | présenter | to introduce, to present; to show, to present; to... |
| 5 | Latin | praesento | I present, exhibit or show |
| 6 | Latin | praesēns | present, immediate, at hand, existing |
| 7 | Latin | praeesse | present active infinitive of praesum; be in front... |
| 8 | Latin | praesum | I am before something; I preside or rule over; I... |
| 9 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |